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BITTER FEELING SHOWN IN
PBOBE AT WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston, W. Va., June 11. Al
ready there has been a snarl of anger
against the five members of the Sen
ate committee who are making a
thorough investigation of the condi
tions in the coal mining districts of
Paint Creek and Cabin Creek, as the
story is being unraveled of how mar
tial law was declared, how men,
women and children were driven
from their homes by the militia, and
how a military tribunal, which was
both judge and jury, was substituted
for the civil court guaranteed by the
constitution.
The responsible military officials
of the state, who have made and
meted out their own laws and ideas
of justice for more than a year, told
their stories, and the undercurrent
of bitter feeling was always present.
That the state takes the position that
it is on trial was shown when it was
announced that it would defend the
action of the military tribunal, which
has been keeping the bullpens filled.
Former Rep. J. H, Gaines, an im
promptu witness, testified that at all
times during the existence of the mil
itary courts there had been three
civil courts in the county competent
to pass upon all cases which, were
disposed of by the military tribunals.
The only witness examined last
night J. Bruce Reid, a newspaper
correspondent told the commission
that a man named Prank Nance, who
cursed a captain of the militia, who
was arrested ten days after the of
fence was committed and after mar
tial law had been declared, and was
tried on the charge of interfering
with an officer in the discharge of "his
duties, although at the time of the
offence the civil authorities were in
control. Hance was sentenced to
seven years, but later turned loose
by the governor.
Ther provisions of the federal con
stitution applying to the State of Vir
ginia at larg show that there shall
be no deprivation of liberty or prop-
etfy without due process of law;
that the military processes shall be
subordinate to the civil jurisdictions;
that all persons accused of crimes
shall be granted a right to trial by a
jury of twelve, and that all trials
shall be in open court, subject to
public scrutiny.
A mass of evidence has been de
veloped to show that every single
provision of the constitution so enu
merated was violated by the state
officials. The military courts con
demned men and women as they saw
fit; prison sentences were meted out,
and when recourse was had to the
habeas corpus procedure the persons
serving jail sentences were turned
loose without any records being kept
because the officials responsible had
no defense to make.
"Mother" Jones, 81 years old, will
tell her story of exactly what hap
pened to her during her arrest and
court-martial when she defied the
troops and insisted on making
speeches to the striking miners. She
is on hand personally directing the
lawyers who are fighting the miners'
battle.
CONFESSION OF WIFE CAUSED
MAN TO SHOOT DOCTOR
Detroit, June 11. Charles New
man, 27, formerly of Buffalo, N. Y.,
who shot and slightly wounded Dr.
Hugh Mulheron, said the motive for
his crime was the confession his
wife made to him which implicated
the physician in an attack upon
Newman's 19-year-old girl wife, who
had been taking treatments from
the physician.
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Springfield. Private bank regula
tion bill killed by ruling of Lieut
Gov. O'Hara for two-thirds vote.
Detroit Dr. Paul C. GoodJoye
claims to have discovered serum to
cure epilepsy. ' I
Terre Haute, Ind. Henry Fros
chauer, 81, instantly killed when he
fell ten feet from tree where he was1
picking cherries.